Mark Plays… R4 Ridge Racer Type 4 (PlayStation)(NTSC)(Rez2x;TxBLF)(4K) – My 🔝Top Racing Games🔝

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R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (known as Ridge Racer Type 4 in Europe) was developed and published by Namco for the PlayStation in 1998. This is the 4th game in the series. It has been re-released on the PS4 and PS5 and is playable through the Sony provided emulator.

Type 4 is the first Ridge Racer series game on the PlayStation to use analog controls and Gouraud shading on the polygons. So it controls and looks great compared to the previous incarnations. For me this game brings out the best in the PlayStation and lifts it above many other of the games on the platform.

Developer(s): Namco
Publisher(s): Namco
EU: SCEE
Producer(s): Shigeru Yokoyama
Programmer(s): Masatoshi Kobayashi
Artist(s): Kazutoki Kono
Composer(s): Kohta Takahashi, Hiroshi Okubo, Asuka Sakai
Tetsukazu Nakanishi, Koji Nakagawa
Series: Ridge Racer
Platform(s): PlayStation, PlayStation Network
Release: PlayStation
JP: 3 December 1998, EU: 16 April 1999,
NA: 1 May 1999,
PlayStation Network (PSP, PS3 and PS Vita)
NA: 8 March 2011, EU: 8 March 2011, JP: 6 July 2011
PlayStation Network (PS4 and PS5)
WW: 21 March 2023

Information on the series of Ridge Racer Games split out into platforms
(ARCADE GAMES):
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Ridge Racer (1993), Namco System 22. AKA Ridge Racer Full Scale controlled from a car and Pocket Racer for Namco System 11.
Ridge Racer 2 (1994), for Namco System 22 which is an update to the original game with multiplayer, a remixed soundtrack and a rearview mirror.
Rave Racer (1995), for Namco System 22.
Ridge Racer V: Arcade Battle (2001), for Namco System 246.
Pachi-slot Ridge Racer (2008), pachislot parody
Pachi-slot Ridge Racer 2 (2009), pachislot parody

(CONSOLE GAMES):
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Ridge Racer (1994), PlayStation (launch game) comparable to the arcade with the option of 3rd persion view.
Ridge Racer Turbo (in Europa known as Ridge Racer Hi-Spec Demo) had a 60fps mode but a limited amount of tracks and used gouraud shading. It came as a bonus with R4: Ridge Racer Type 4.
Ridge Racer Revolution (1995) PlayStation. 13th Racing Kid & White Angel were introduced and a time trial mode was added. Soundtrack comes from the Ridge Racer 2 arcade game.
Rage Racer (1996), PlayStation. Retries were introduced and vehicles could be modified. Series mascot Reiko Nagase was introduced!
R4: Ridge Racer Type 4 (1998) Playstation. The player chooses between 4 racing teams which all get their specific cars and upgrades.
Ridge Racer 64 (2000), Nintendo 64 contains tracks from Ridge Racer & Ridge Racer Revolution and additional desert tracks unique for the N64 version.
Ridge Racer V (2000), PlayStation 2 (launch game) allows players to tweak the cars and has the a Grand Prix layout to the races similar to R4.
R: Racing Evolution (2003), GameCube, PlayStation 2 & Xbox. A spin-off with real cars from real car manufacturers.
Critical Velocity (2005), PlayStation 2 (Japan only), aka Rune Chaser. Spin-off featuring Ridge Racer cars.
Ridge Racer 6 (2005), Xbox 360 (launch game).
Ridge Racer 7 (2006), PlayStation 3 (launch game) players can modify many aspects of their vehicles.
Pachi-slot Ridge Racer (2008), voor de PlayStation 2
Ridge Racer Unbounded (2012), Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 & Xbox 360

(MOBILE & HANDHELD GAMES):
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Ridge Racer DS (2004), Nintendo DS is a port of Ridge Racer 64 next to the d-pad touch screen controuls are available as well.
Ridge Racer (2004), PlayStation Portable (launch game), new vehicles featuring tracks from previous games.
Ridge Racer (2005), J2ME.
Ridge Racer 2 (2006), PlayStation Portable very similar to the 2004 release on the PSP.
Ridge Racer Accelerated (2009), iOS
Ridge Racer Drift (2010), Windows Mobile.
Ridge Racer 3D (2011), Nintendo 3DS (launch game).
Ridge Racer (2011), PlayStation Vita (launch game).
Ridge Racer Slipstream (2013), Android & iOS
Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (2016), Android en iOS.

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